A phenomenon of the pre-industrial age, the Sans-Culottes--master craftsmen, shopkeepers, small merchants, domestic servants--were as hostile to the ideas of capitalist bourgeoisie as they were to those of the ancien regime which was overthrown in the first years of the Revolution. Here is a detailed portrait of who these people were and a sympathetic account of their moment in history.
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"I know of no book as good as this that brings the revolutionary masses so vividly to light."--The New York Times Book Review
Albert Soboul (19141982) held the Chair of History of the French Revolution at the Sorbonne. His books include A Short History of the French Revolution, 17891799.
